Brian McCann Is a Better Value on FanDuel at $2.5K Than on DraftKings at $3.9K on 8/14

Scout Fantasy Baseball Outlook 2019

By
Scout Staff

Aug 14, 2019
• 2 min read
UpdateAug 14, 2019, 11:41am

DAILY FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND PLAY OR FADE ADVICE

He is a better value on FanDuel than on DraftKings based on position specific points per dollar calculations. He is projected for 7.1 FD points and is worth $2.5K on FD. On DK he is projected for 5.3 points and is worth -$280 less than $3.9K. Below are how he ranks based on projected fantasy points on both DFS platforms. Look for players with more FPs at lower salaries.

REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Expect Brian McCann to be a reliable fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 70.7 projected fantasy points puts him at #12 behind Welington Castillo and ahead of Jacob Stallings. He has averaged 2.13 fantasy points in his past 131 games, which is less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 2.46 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#36) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. Brian McCann is expected to improve on this season-to-date's #19 fantasy position rank.

REST OF SEASON RANK (C)

PROJECTION

FANTASY STATS SINCE 2018

#10 Omar Narvaez (96% OWN)

76 FP, 3.02 per game

188 FP, 95 gp, 1.98 per game (#25)

#11 Welington Castillo (13% OWN)

75 FP, 2.26 per game

89 FP, 48 gp, 1.85 per game (#32)

#12 Brian McCann (27% OWN)

71 FP, 2.46 per game

114 FP, 62 gp, 1.84 per game (#34)

#13 Jacob Stallings

69 FP, 2.1 per game

114 FP, 62 gp, 1.84 per game (#34)

#14 Mike Zunino (14% OWN)

69 FP, 2.4 per game

189 FP, 109 gp, 1.73 per game (#36)

WEEK 21 AND 22 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Brian McCann is projected for 7.91 fantasy points in 4 games the rest of the week which is good enough to be the #13 ranked catcher and a must start for most owners. This is projected to be a better than average week with more fantasy points per game than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Mike Zunino but behind Roberto Perez the rest of the week. Week 22 will be slightly worse based on projected rank (#15). He is projected for 10.44 fantasy points.

8/14 TO 8/18 RANK (C)

PROJECTION

ROS FP PROJ AVG

#11 Welington Castillo (13% OWN)

8.9 FP (6% ST)

2.26 FP

#12 Roberto Perez (59% OWN)

8.4 FP (49% ST)

2.57 FP

#13 Brian McCann (27% OWN)

7.9 FP (20% ST)

2.46 FP

#14 Mike Zunino (14% OWN)

7.8 FP (8% ST)

2.4 FP

#15 Jacob Stallings (0% OWN)

7.5 FP

2.1 FP

8/19 TO 8/25 RANK (C)

PROJECTION

ROS FP PROJ AVG

#13 Buster Posey (90% OWN)

10.9 FP (74% ST)

2.37 FP

#14 Jacob Stallings (0% OWN)

10.7 FP

2.1 FP

#15 Brian McCann (27% OWN)

10.4 FP (20% ST)

2.46 FP

#16 Kurt Suzuki (28% OWN)

10.4 FP (21% ST)

2.98 FP

#17 Elias Diaz (8% OWN)

10.2 FP (5% ST)

2.12 FP

FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.